2025 AFL Season Round 16: Western Bulldogs v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 22 June 2025 between the Western Bulldogs and Richmond during round sixteen of the 2025 season of the Australian Football League.
The Western Bulldogs hosted Richmond at Marvel Stadium.
Marcus Bontempelli captained the hosts with Tom Liberatore as vice-captain.
Toby Nankervis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Luke Beveridge and the visitors were coached by Adem Yze.
The Western Bulldogs (21.9.135) defeated Richmond (8.8.56).
Match Details
Season:
2025 AFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Western Bulldogs
v
Richmond
Date:
Sunday 22 June 2025
Time:
3:20 PM
Venue:
Marvel Stadium
Attendance:
38,280
Match Results
Outcome:
Western Bulldogs
def.
Richmond
Score:
21.9.135 - 8.8.56
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Western Bulldogs | 3 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 7 | 21 | . | 9 | 21 | . | 9 | (135) |
| Richmond | 1 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Margin | WBUL by 12 | WBUL by 56 | WBUL by 71 | WBUL by 79 | WBUL by 79 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 29:06 | 30:58 | 28:34 | 34:21 | 2:02:59 | |||||||||||
Score Worm
This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Western Bulldogs) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Richmond) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Western Bulldogs
Captain: Marcus BontempelliVice-Captain: Tom Liberatore
Coach: Luke Beveridge
Richmond
Captain: Toby NankervisCoach: Adem Yze
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Bontempelli | WBUL | 4 | 3 |
| Sam Darcy | WBUL | 10 | 2 |
| Rory Lobb | WBUL | 7 | 1 |
AFLCA Champion Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Player Statistics
Western Bulldogs
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 4 | Bontempelli, Marcus (c) | RR | 82% | 3 | 0 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 29 | Bramble, Lachie | INT | 83% | 1 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Coffield, Nick | BPL | 81% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Dale, Bailey | HBFR | 74% | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | Darcy, Sam | FF | 82% | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | Davidson, Sam | HBFL | 88% | 1 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 26 | Dolan, Josh | INT | 74% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | English, Tim | RU | 85% | 2 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Freijah, Joel | WR | 85% | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Harmes, James | WL | 86% | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Hynes, Cooper | INT | 77% | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Matthew | HFFR | 84% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 24 | Khamis, Buku | SUB↑ | 47% | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Liberatore, Tom (vc) | RO | 80% | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Lobb, Rory | CHB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | McNeil, Lachlan | INT | 76% | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Naughton, Aaron | CHF | 87% | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | O'Donnell, James | FB | 63% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Richards, Ed | C | 84% | 1 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | Treloar, Adam | HFFL↓ | 31% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Vandermeer, Laitham | FPL | 72% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | West, Rhylee | FPR | 83% | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Williams, Bailey | BPR | 94% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 21 | 9 | 416 | 239 | 177 | 128 | 32 | 40 | 38 | 56 | 23 | 22 | 30 | 59 | |||
B. Khamis replaced A. Treloar.
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Alger, Jasper | SUB↑ | 37% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Balta, Noah | FB | 84% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 41 | Banks, Sam | CHB | 81% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 35 | Broad, Nathan | BPR | 88% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Brown, Tom | INT | 84% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 44 | Campbell, Seth | HFFL | 79% | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 26 | Faull, Jonty | FPR | 89% | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 48 | Green, Steely | HFFR | 84% | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Hopper, Jacob | RO | 83% | 1 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Lynch, Tom | FF | 84% | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Mansell, Rhyan | FPL | 77% | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | McIntosh, Kamdyn | INT | 77% | 1 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Miller, Ben | BPL | 96% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Nankervis, Toby (c) | RU | 77% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Prestia, Dion | C | 74% | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Ralphsmith, Hugo | WL | 88% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Ross, Jack | CHF | 79% | 1 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 38 | Sims, Tom | INT | 56% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Smith, Kaleb | HBFL | 83% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 40 | Sonsie, Tyler | INT↓ | 50% | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Taranto, Tim | RR | 89% | 0 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 31 | Trainor, Luke | WR | 78% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Vlastuin, Nick | HBFR | 85% | 0 | 0 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 8 | 8 | 309 | 172 | 137 | 74 | 32 | 56 | 28 | 68 | 22 | 23 | 37 | 38 | |||
J. Alger replaced T. Sonsie.
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Western Bulldogs | Coach: Luke Beveridge | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 | B. Miller | 21 | N. Balta | 35 | N. Broad | 44 | T. English | 29 | L. Bramble | ||||||
| 14 | R. West | 10 | S. Darcy | 23 | L. Vandermeer | 4 | M. Bontempelli (c) | 26 | J. Dolan | ||||||
| FORWARD | 21 | T. Liberatore (vc) | 6 | C. Hynes | |||||||||||
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| 49 | K. Smith | 41 | S. Banks | 1 | N. Vlastuin |
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| 8 | M. Kennedy | 33 | A. Naughton | 1 | A. Treloar |
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| 13 | H. Ralphsmith | 3 | D. Prestia | 31 | L. Trainor |
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| 27 | J. Freijah | 20 | E. Richards | 22 | J. Harmes | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 25 | T. Nankervis (c) | 30 | T. Brown | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 14 | T. Taranto | 33 | K. McIntosh | |||||||||||
| 44 | S. Campbell | 5 | J. Ross | 48 | S. Green | 2 | J. Hopper | 38 | T. Sims | ||||||
| 31 | B. Dale | 7 | R. Lobb | 42 | S. Davidson |
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| 7 | R. Mansell | 19 | T. Lynch | 26 | J. Faull |
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| 34 | B. Williams | 18 | J. O'Donnell | 17 | N. Coffield |
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| Richmond | Coach: Adem Yze | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | WBUL | Marcus Bontempelli goal | 1.0.6 | - | 0.0.0 | 00:51 |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy goal | 2.0.12 | - | 0.0.0 | 04:37 | |
| RICH | Jonty Faull behind | 2.0.12 | - | 0.1.1 | 10:19 | |
| RICH | Kamdyn McIntosh behind | 2.0.12 | - | 0.2.2 | 11:28 | |
| RICH | Tyler Sonsie behind | 2.0.12 | - | 0.3.3 | 13:13 | |
| WBUL | Lachlan McNeil behind | 2.1.13 | - | 0.3.3 | 15:15 | |
| WBUL | Lachlan McNeil goal | 3.1.19 | - | 0.3.3 | 18:20 | |
| RICH | Steely Green goal | 3.1.19 | - | 1.3.9 | 20:16 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 3.2.20 | - | 1.3.9 | 23:24 | |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy behind | 3.3.21 | - | 1.3.9 | 28:12 | |
| Q2 | WBUL | Sam Darcy goal | 4.3.27 | - | 1.3.9 | 01:06 |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy behind | 4.4.28 | - | 1.3.9 | 05:07 | |
| WBUL | Ed Richards behind | 4.5.29 | - | 1.3.9 | 05:50 | |
| WBUL | Ed Richards goal | 5.5.35 | - | 1.3.9 | 07:04 | |
| WBUL | Marcus Bontempelli goal | 6.5.41 | - | 1.3.9 | 09:49 | |
| WBUL | Rhylee West goal | 7.5.47 | - | 1.3.9 | 12:20 | |
| WBUL | James Harmes behind | 7.6.48 | - | 1.3.9 | 18:41 | |
| WBUL | Sam Davidson goal | 8.6.54 | - | 1.3.9 | 19:13 | |
| RICH | Dion Prestia behind | 8.6.54 | - | 1.4.10 | 22:24 | |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy goal | 9.6.60 | - | 1.4.10 | 24:13 | |
| WBUL | Cooper Hynes goal | 10.6.66 | - | 1.4.10 | 26:06 | |
| Q3 | WBUL | Buku Khamis goal | 11.6.72 | - | 1.4.10 | 01:36 |
| RICH | Rhyan Mansell behind | 11.6.72 | - | 1.5.11 | 03:14 | |
| RICH | Tyler Sonsie behind | 11.6.72 | - | 1.6.12 | 05:15 | |
| RICH | Tom Lynch goal | 11.6.72 | - | 2.6.18 | 06:30 | |
| RICH | Rushed behind | 11.6.72 | - | 2.7.19 | 09:07 | |
| WBUL | Rhylee West behind | 11.7.73 | - | 2.7.19 | 10:48 | |
| RICH | Tom Lynch behind | 11.7.73 | - | 2.8.20 | 12:43 | |
| WBUL | Tim English goal | 12.7.79 | - | 2.8.20 | 17:28 | |
| WBUL | Lachlan McNeil goal | 13.7.85 | - | 2.8.20 | 20:09 | |
| WBUL | Rhylee West goal | 14.7.91 | - | 2.8.20 | 22:21 | |
| WBUL | Lachie Bramble goal | 15.7.97 | - | 2.8.20 | 26:45 | |
| RICH | Tom Lynch goal | 15.7.97 | - | 3.8.26 | 28:31 | |
| Q4 | WBUL | Sam Darcy goal | 16.7.103 | - | 3.8.26 | 00:50 |
| RICH | Seth Campbell goal | 16.7.103 | - | 4.8.32 | 03:34 | |
| RICH | Kamdyn McIntosh goal | 16.7.103 | - | 5.8.38 | 07:52 | |
| RICH | Tom Lynch goal | 16.7.103 | - | 6.8.44 | 10:53 | |
| WBUL | Marcus Bontempelli goal | 17.7.109 | - | 6.8.44 | 12:15 | |
| RICH | Jack Ross goal | 17.7.109 | - | 7.8.50 | 15:47 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton goal | 18.7.115 | - | 7.8.50 | 20:34 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton behind | 18.8.116 | - | 7.8.50 | 22:00 | |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy goal | 19.8.122 | - | 7.8.50 | 22:56 | |
| WBUL | Joel Freijah behind | 19.9.123 | - | 7.8.50 | 24:05 | |
| RICH | Jacob Hopper goal | 19.9.123 | - | 8.8.56 | 25:27 | |
| WBUL | Tim English goal | 20.9.129 | - | 8.8.56 | 27:18 | |
| WBUL | Cooper Hynes goal | 21.9.135 | - | 8.8.56 | 29:52 | |